Chapter 10. Firmware Upgrade

The AVR ONE! can be upgraded by the end user as new firmware becomes available to provide support for new parts and families, as well bugfixes. Both the AVR MCU and the FPGA inside the AVR ONE! can be upgraded using the same utility.

Before commencing an upgrade, be sure to terminate any active debug session and disconnect the probe from the application being debugged.

The upgrade utility is launched by right clicking on the AVR ONE! unit in the AVR32 Targets view, and selecting "Upgrade Firmware"

If the AVR ONE! has out-of-date firmware, you wil be notified of this, and an upgrade will be performed.

if your firmware is up-to-date, no action is required.

During the upgrade procedure, status is displayed in the Console view

Firmware upgrade can also be achieved using the command line utility: avrfwupgrade. For details on how to upgrade the AVR ONE! firmware using this technique, execute avrfwupgrade -h